I have worked for this corporation for three years, and did a great job. Got promoted twice.
Recently we had a change of management, and my new boss demanded a whole lot of brown-nosing. It started to stink so bad, that at one point I told him off, and resigned.
Now I am looking for a new job, and in one week flying Colorado for an interview for a position I've always dreamed of.
Here is my problem - what do I tell my interviewers about my prev. job? If I tell them the truth, they would probably think I am trouble, I mean I would, if I were them.
I don't want to lie about health issues and things like that, because I believe it is bad luck to lie about those things.
So, I am in the situation where I can't tell the truth, because it only makes me look bad.
What in the world do I do? What do I tell them if they ask me about my employment situation?
2007-02-20 02:37:46 · 3 answers · asked by ZipZoom 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
My advice would be to say something along the lines of...
There were some changes made in upper management in my old company. They made some decisions that I didn't think were right for the company, people, ect. I then thought it was time to search for other options and I felt that I had a lot more to offer than I was being given the chance to show. That way, you are admitting there were problems, but not going into gorry details. I wish you luck.
2007-02-20 02:42:51 · answer #1 · answered by Barbara C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell them that there was a change in management (the truth), and that there was a re-assessment of staffing needs (also true, but avoiding the issue of you telling the new boss to take a hike).
You can side-step the brown nosing issue, and just tell them you felt it was time for a change, hence your resignation and that you look forward to new opportunities with a new company and new locale, and hopefully your former employer will focus on your 3 good yrs and promotions, and less on the very end, if asked for references.
2007-02-20 02:45:05 · answer #2 · answered by GEEGEE 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just tell them; you worked for this corporation for 2 yrs ? and you were promoted twice; however the corporation changed management and the new manager wants to hired his own people;so you could no longer continue with them.
so you left.
2007-02-20 02:53:13 · answer #3 · answered by COCO 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋